39441

Nitrate Reagent B

suitable for microbiology

• Synonym(s): Sulfanilic acid solution, 4-Aminobenzenesulfonic acid
• CAS Number: 121-57-3
• NACRES: NA.85
• PubChem Substance ID: 329755871
• UNSPSC Code: 41171621
• MDL number: MFCD00007886

Properties

• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• Quality Level: 100
• composition: acetic acid (30%), 1000 mL , sulfanilic acid, 8.0 g
• technique(s): microbe id | metabolite detection: suitable
• application(s): agriculture; clinical testing; environmental; food and beverages; pharmaceutical, microbiology
• suitability: Enterobacter spp., Escherichia coli, Neisseria spp., anaerobic bacteria, coliforms
• SMILES string: Nc1ccc(cc1)S(O)(=O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C6H7NO3S/c7-5-1-3-6(4-2-5)11(8,9)10/h1-4H,7H2,(H,8,9,10)
• InChI key: HVBSAKJJOYLTQU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

α-Naphthylamine and sulfanilic acid are used for detection of nitrate reduction by bacteria. Organisms containing nitrate reductase reduce nitrate to nitrite, which forms a diazonium salt with sulfanilic acid and reacts with α-naphthylamine to form a red azo dye.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H314
• pcodes: P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P363 - P405
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B
• Storage Class: 8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials
• wgk: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter